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{
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"question": "Which of the following are common version control systems? (Select all that apply)",
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"question": "Which early design is often regarded as the first programmable mechanical computer?",
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"type": "multiple_choice",
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"answers": [
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{
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"answer": "Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "Babbage's Analytical Engine introduced the concept of a general-purpose programmable machine."
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},
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{
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"answer": "ENIAC",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "ENIAC was programmable but electronic; it arrived a century after Babbage's plans."
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},
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{
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"answer": "UNIVAC I",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "UNIVAC I was an early commercial computer but not the first programmable design."
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}
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]
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},
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{
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"question": "Which milestones significantly advanced early computing? (Select all that apply)",
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"type": "many_choice",
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"answers": [
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"answer": "Git",
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"answer": "Konrad Zuse's Z3 electromechanical computer in 1941",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "Yes \u2014 Git is widely used."
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"feedback": "Zuse's Z3 is considered the first programmable, fully automatic digital computer."
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"answer": "Mercurial",
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"answer": "The invention of the transistor at Bell Labs in 1947",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "Correct \u2014 Mercurial is another VCS."
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"feedback": "Transistors replaced vacuum tubes and enabled smaller, faster computers."
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"answer": "Dropbox",
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"answer": "The first magnetic core memory in the 1950s",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "Core memory provided reliable random-access storage and remained dominant for years."
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},
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{
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"answer": "The creation of the telegraph in the 1840s",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "Not a VCS \u2014 it's a file sync service."
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"feedback": "While important for communications, the telegraph was not a direct computing milestone."
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}
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]
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},
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"question": "Who is widely credited with writing the first published algorithm intended for a computing machine?",
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"type": "multiple_choice",
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"answers": [
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"answer": "Ada Lovelace",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "Ada Lovelace's notes on the Analytical Engine included what is considered the first algorithm."
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},
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"answer": "Grace Hopper",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "Grace Hopper pioneered compilers and COBOL decades later."
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"answer": "Subversion (SVN)",
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"answer": "Alan Turing",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "Alan Turing founded theoretical computer science but not the first published algorithm."
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}
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]
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},
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"question": "What does a central processing unit (CPU) primarily do?",
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"type": "multiple_choice",
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"answers": [
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"answer": "Fetches, decodes, and executes instructions",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "The CPU runs the instruction cycle to execute program operations."
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},
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"answer": "Stores long-term files and documents",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "Long-term storage is handled by devices like SSDs or hard drives."
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},
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"answer": "Manages wireless network connections",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "Networking tasks are handled by network interfaces and supporting software."
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}
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},
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"question": "Which statements describe key duties of an operating system? (Select all that apply)",
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"type": "many_choice",
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"answers": [
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"answer": "Managing hardware resources such as CPU time and memory",
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"feedback": "Right \u2014 SVN is a centralized VCS."
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"feedback": "Resource management is a central role of any operating system."
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},
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"answer": "Providing services for running user applications",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "Operating systems supply APIs and system calls that applications rely on."
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},
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{
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"answer": "Compiling source code into machine code",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "Compilers perform code translation; they may run on the OS but are not part of it."
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},
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{
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"answer": "Rendering graphics for video games",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "Graphics rendering is handled by GPUs and game engines, not core OS responsibilities."
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"question": "In Git, what does `git clone` do?",
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"question": "Which programming language popularized the concept of object-oriented programming for mainstream developers in the 1980s and 1990s?",
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"answer": "Creates a new empty repository",
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"answer": "C++",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "C++ brought object-oriented paradigms to a broad audience while remaining close to C."
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},
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"answer": "FORTRAN",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "FORTRAN focuses on scientific computing and predates mainstream OOP adoption."
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"answer": "COBOL",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "COBOL was designed for business data processing, not object-oriented programming."
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]
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},
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"question": "What philosophy inspired the creation of the UNIX operating system in the early 1970s?",
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"type": "multiple_choice",
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"answers": [
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"answer": "Simple tools that do one job well and can be combined",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "The UNIX philosophy emphasizes modular, composable utilities."
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},
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"answer": "Strictly graphical user interfaces for all tasks",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "Early UNIX systems were text-based and centered on the command line."
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},
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{
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"answer": "Monolithic applications that handle every workflow",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "UNIX encourages many small programs rather than a single monolithic one."
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}
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]
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},
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"question": "Which of the following are examples of high-level programming languages? (Select all that apply)",
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"type": "many_choice",
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"answers": [
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"answer": "Python",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "Python is a high-level language with dynamic typing and rich libraries."
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"answer": "C",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "C is higher level than assembly, providing abstractions like functions and data types."
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"answer": "Machine language",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "Machine language is low-level binary instructions executed directly by hardware."
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"answer": "Assembly language",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "Assembly is a low-level language closely tied to processor instruction sets."
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]
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"question": "What does it mean when software is described as open source?",
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"type": "multiple_choice",
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"answers": [
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"answer": "Its source code is available for anyone to inspect, modify, and distribute under a license",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "Open-source licenses grant users the freedom to study, change, and share the software."
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},
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"answer": "It can be downloaded without paying a fee",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "That's `git init`."
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"feedback": "Free to download does not guarantee the freedoms of open-source licensing."
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"answer": "Copies a remote repository to your machine",
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"answer": "It comes preinstalled on every computer",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "Availability on all computers is unrelated to open-source status."
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"question": "Which advantages do compiled languages commonly offer? (Select all that apply)",
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"type": "many_choice",
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"answers": [
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"answer": "Programs can run faster after compilation",
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"correct": true,
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"feedback": "Compiled languages translate code to machine instructions ahead of time for performance."
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"answer": "Syntax errors are often caught before the program runs",
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"feedback": "Correct \u2014 `git clone` downloads a repo."
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"feedback": "Compilers detect many syntax issues during the build process."
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"answer": "Applications can only run on the programmer's machine",
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"correct": false,
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"feedback": "Compiled binaries can be distributed to other machines with compatible architectures."
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"answer": "Saves your current changes",
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"answer": "Source code always remains secret",
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"feedback": "That's `git commit`."
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"feedback": "Compilation does not automatically make source code proprietary or hidden."
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